Doncaster 0-0 Swansea

29 September 2009 08:39

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Doncaster held out against a wasteful Swansea City who recorded their sixth draw of the season.Craig Beattie and Gorka Pintado blew excellent first-half chances and Thomas Butler headed against the crossbar. [LNB]John Spicer and Martin Woods had the home side's best efforts, but Rovers struggled for fluency and creativity. [LNB]Woods forced Dorus De Vries into a save from a free-kick after Ashley Williams' hand ball, and Stephen Dobbie blazed over from distance in a poor second 45. [LNB]Swansea have failed to score in six of their 10 league games this season and are the division's lowest scorers, with only five goals. [LNB]A draw was perhaps predictable, as Doncaster are now without a win in five games and have drawn seven of their 10 Championship matches. [LNB]Rovers were without suspended midfielders John Oster and Quinton Fortune, while Swansea are in the midst of a dreadful injury crisis, capped by star midfielder Ferrie Bodde being ruled out for the season. [LNB]But the visitors made a bright start and created the first clear-cut chance as Beattie headed over when winger Mark Gower's corner found him unmarked at the near post. [LNB]Rovers replied with a surging attack that saw Angel Rangel earn a booking for bringing down Woods, who forced a superb save from De Vries from the resulting free-kick. [LNB]Shiels dragged a long-range effort wide of the left-hand post in a lively opening 10 minutes, before the Swans wasted three gilt-edged chances. [LNB]Butler's superb cross was missed altogether by Pintado with the goal at his mercy, and moments later the Spanish forward's excellent run and pull-back saw Beattie shoot straight at Neil Sullivan in the Doncaster goal. [LNB]The treble of misses was completed when Butler headed against the underside of the bar from another Gower corner. [LNB]Shiels saw his volley deflected over the bar by Rangel as Sean O'Driscoll's side rallied, but the visitors continued to look the more incisive of the two teams. [LNB]The lively Spicer almost made Paolo Sousa's men pay for their missed chances as he slalomed past three defenders from the restart to place a shot just wide of De Vries' right-hand post. [LNB]But that was to be as close as the hosts got to a goal as they struggled to break down Swansea with countless passes going astray in the final third. [LNB]Gower's low free-kick into the area somehow evaded everyone while Mark Wilson fired wide for Doncaster as the game became increasingly scrappy, a result and performance that will have done little to cheer either manager. [LNB][LNB]Doncaster manager Sean O'Driscoll:"[Swansea] are better than us in a lot of aspects, but I thought we kept going and that was probably a point won rather than two points lost. [LNB]"We have conceded goals where someone has made a mistake but the chances they created were down to good football and passing and movement. [LNB]"Every time we play Swansea they set the standard. We've had to sell a couple of players and we had a couple of guys out through injury so we have not got that fluidity that they have got. I'd watch them every week if I could. [LNB]"James [Coppinger] trained on Monday and his calf reacted this morning while [Jason] Shackell trained [Tuesday] morning. [LNB]"With Jason we're not quite sure what the injury is but if there is no recurrence and he feels fine he should be fit [for Saturday], as should James." [LNB]Swansea manager Paulo Sousa:"There is a big frustration, not just for me but for all the players. [LNB]"I am very proud of the work the lads put in. In the first half we got our strategy right and we had a minimum of four clear opportunities to score. [LNB]"Games like this, and the recent game at Barnsley, have to be won as games like this can put us in a completely different position in the table. [LNB]"It is not only about Gorka Pintado, the most important thing for me is to see a minimum of three or four players in the box attacking the areas we need to attack. [LNB]"I don't just want strikers to score, I want wingers, midfielder and defenders to score too. [LNB]"I am happy with what happened but I am frustrated because we deserved two more points and we didn't get them." [LNB][LNB] Live text and stats [LNB] Tuesday, 29 September 2009[LNB] Championship[LNB] Home Team Score Away Team Time Doncaster 0 - 0 Swansea R (HT 0 - 0) Doncaster 01 Sullivan 03 Roberts 06 Chambers 11 Lockwood 21 Hird 10 Spicer 15 Wilson 17 Woods (O'Connor 90+3) 05 Sharp (Heffernan 85) 12 Hayter (Fairhurst 80) 22 Shiels Substitutes 13 Smith, 02 O'Connor, 23 Webster, 24 Dumbuya, 07 Guy, 14 Heffernan, 29 Fairhurst Swansea 01 De Vries 02 Williams 03 Painter 05 Tate 16 Monk 22 Rangel yellow card 27 Gower (Idrizaj 87) 28 Butler 29 Richards 09 Beattie (Pratley 62) 18 Pintado (Dobbie 75) Substitutes 17 Cornell, 08 Pratley, 14 Dobbie, 19 Trundle, 33 Morgan, 40 Idrizaj Ref: HainesAtt: 8833bbc.fmtj.net.json.model.addModule({renderer: {src: "/js/app/sports_stats/football/football_team_list_renderer.js",id: "footballTeamListRenderer"},moduleObject: {id: "footballTeamListRenderer"},feedObject: {updatePeriod: 30, dataSource: "/sport/hi/english/static/football/statistics/matches/2009/09/29/team6794_v_team65/match_summary.json"}}); DONCASTER SWANSEA Possession Doncaster 52% Swansea 48% Shots on target Doncaster 3 Swansea 1 Shots off target Doncaster 6 Swansea 6 Corners Doncaster 2 Swansea 6 Fouls Doncaster 10 Swansea 8 bbc.fmtj.net.json.model.addModule({renderer: {src: "/js/app/sports_stats/football/football_match_stats_renderer.js",id: "footballMatchStatsRenderer"},moduleObject: {id: "matchStats_3149670"},feedObject: {updatePeriod: 30, dataSource: "/sport/hi/english/static/football/statistics/matches/2009/09/29/team6794_v_team65/match_summary.json"}});gloader.load(["glow", "1", "glow.dom", "glow.events", "glow.tweens"], {onLoad: function(glow){glow.ready(function() {//default state may be 'open' or 'closed'bbc.fmtj.apps.collapsible.init({'containers': [{'componentId': '#oPPM_teamList_matchStats_Wrapper','collapsedSize': 0,'collapseRate': '0.5','headerText': 'team line-ups and match stats','defaultState': 'closed'}]});});}}); Final Result Full Time 90:00+4:38 The match has reached full-time. 90:00+4:09 Effort on goal by Stephen Dobbie from just inside the area clears the bar. 90:00+2:38 Dorus De Vries restarts play with the free kick. 90:00+2:38 Substitution James O'Connor replaces Martin Woods. 90:00+2:38 Dean Shiels is ruled offside. 88:33 Martin Woods gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Thomas Butler. Direct free kick taken by Angel Rangel. 86:35 Indirect free kick taken by Dorus De Vries. 86:35 Substitution Mark Gower leaves the field to be replaced by Besian Idrizaj. 86:35 The offside flag is raised against Paul Heffernan. 84:59 Substitution Paul Heffernan comes on in place of Billy Sharp. 83:50 The official flags Billy Sharp offside. Dorus De Vries takes the indirect free kick. 82:39 Marcos Painter gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Billy Sharp. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Martin Woods, Dorus De Vries makes a save. 81:25 Billy Sharp gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alan Tate. Direct free kick taken by Dorus De Vries. 79:38 Substitution Waide Fairhurst replaces James Hayter. 77:19 Stephen Dobbie takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar. 76:50 Free kick awarded for a foul by Darren Pratley on Sam Hird. Neil Sullivan takes the free kick. 75:05 Unfair challenge on Martin Woods by Mark Gower results in a free kick. Martin Woods takes the free kick. 73:18 Substitution Stephen Dobbie replaces Gorka Pintado. 73:18 The referee penalises Marcos Painter for handball. Martin Woods has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, Dorus De Vries makes a save. Shot from close range by Dean Shiels misses to the left of the goal. 69:19 Unfair challenge on Darren Pratley by Dean Shiels results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Mark Gower from left wing, save by Neil Sullivan. 68:36 Martin Woods produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the goal. 67:56 The official flags Mark Gower offside. Neil Sullivan restarts play with the free kick. 65:39 Sam Hird challenges Thomas Butler unfairly and gives away a free kick. Mark Gower has an effort direct from the free kick. 61:48 James Chambers challenges Mark Gower unfairly and gives away a free kick. Mark Gower crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, clearance made by James Chambers. 61:05 Substitution Craig Beattie leaves the field to be replaced by Darren Pratley. 60:52 Mark Wilson produces a right-footed shot from long range that goes harmlessly over the bar. 56:10 Dean Shiels fouled by Ashley Williams, the ref awards a free kick. Billy Sharp restarts play with the free kick. 47:07 Billy Sharp concedes a free kick for a foul on Alan Tate. Alan Tate takes the direct free kick. 46:47 The official flags Gorka Pintado offside. Indirect free kick taken by Neil Sullivan. 45:18 John Spicer produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal. 45:01 The referee blows his whistle to start the second half. Half Time 45:00+1:15 The match has reached half-time. 45:00+0:17 Ashley Williams fouled by Martin Woods, the ref awards a free kick. Alan Tate takes the direct free kick. 44:09 Adam Lockwood concedes a free kick for a foul on Alan Tate. Dorus De Vries takes the free kick. 42:23 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Gower by Mark Wilson. Alan Tate takes the free kick. 38:12 Ashley Richards gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Spicer. Mark Wilson takes the direct free kick. 35:25 Dean Shiels produces a volleyed right-footed shot from 12 yards. Blocked by Angel Rangel. Martin Woods takes a short corner. 34:50 Corner taken by Mark Gower, John Spicer manages to make a clearance. 34:44 The ball is delivered by Angel Rangel, clearance by James Chambers. 32:54 Sam Hird concedes a free kick for a foul on Gorka Pintado. Mark Gower crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right by-line, clearance made by James Chambers. Mark Gower takes the outswinging corner, save by Neil Sullivan. 31:59 Martin Woods has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide left of the goal. 26:42 Corner from the right by-line taken by Mark Gower, Craig Beattie produces a left-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand upright. 24:25 Mark Gower takes a inswinging corner to the near post, John Spicer makes a clearance. 23:58 Craig Beattie takes a shot. Save by Neil Sullivan. 22:02 Thomas Butler delivers the ball, clearance by Adam Lockwood. Corner from the left by-line taken by Mark Gower, Thomas Butler takes a shot. 19:01 John Spicer crosses the ball. 16:47 Mark Gower gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Adam Lockwood. Direct free kick taken by Sam Hird. Correction - 16:25 The referee blows for offside against Gorka Pintado. Adam Lockwood takes the free kick. 16:25 The official flags Gorka Pintado offside. Indirect free kick taken by Adam Lockwood, 14:33 John Spicer fouled by Mark Gower, the ref awards a free kick. Martin Woods takes the free kick. 12:01 The offside flag is raised against Gorka Pintado. Sam Hird takes the free kick. 10:49 Mark Gower crosses the ball. 9:14 Dean Shiels produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the net. 7:36 Martin Woods has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, save by Dorus De Vries. Outswinging corner taken by Martin Woods from the left by-line. 7:36 Booking The referee shows Angel Rangel a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. 6:59 Foul by Angel Rangel on Dean Shiels, free kick awarded. 5:01 Corner taken by Mark Gower played to the near post, Craig Beattie has a headed effort from close range and clears the crossbar. 0:00 The match has kicked off. 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